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Monday, May 9, 1932
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The Headlines
OPPOSITION WINS 358 SEATS; Radical Socialists, With 156, to Be Strongest in the Chamber. SOCIALISTS CAPTURE 129 Herriot Party, Working With Tardieu's, Could Hold a Clear Centre Majority. MOURNING NATION IS CALM Assassination of the President Brings Truce, but Has No Effect on Outcome. LEFT BLOCS SWEEP ELECTION IN FRANCE
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Letty Lynton
$140,300
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- J. M. Barrie (1860)
- Howard Carter (1874)
- José Ortega y Gasset (1883)
- Sophie Scholl (1921)
- Manfred Eigen (1927)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Parking Meter, Zoom Lens & Folding Wheelchair.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
34,360 days ago
(94 years, 50 days)